Yearly Archives: 2016

Hapa, Live

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: My wife and I recently caught and loved a show by a legendary Hawaiian folk band. “Hapa” means mixed, as in a part-Hawaiian/part-white person. The group Hapa performs traditional Hawaiian music, featuring beautiful melodies, harmonies and values — … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: View post on imgur.com Bonus Bond: one of the great moments of onscreen Game:

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Lee Hazlewood and “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'”

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Today I learned that producer/writer Lee Hazlewood urged Nancy Sinatra to sing “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” as if she were “a sixteen-year-old girl who fucks truck drivers.” Friends who know Lee Hazlewood’s work better than … Continue reading →

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A Historic Night

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: To see a woman finally — FINALLY! — break through the Illuminati glass ceiling and become the military-industrial complex’s official stooge must be a real inspiration to all the children back on the Lizard Planet.

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Naked Lady of the Week: Natasha Marley

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: British blonde Natasha Marley got her start posing for pin-up material, then moved into the dicier world of hardcore films. She has a naturally naughty-looking mouth, and she’s an expert at opening it slightly while fixing … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Judy

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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Juxtaposin’: “So White”

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Many people are showering contempt on Paul Ryan’s recent Instagram photo of Capitol Hill interns for being “so white.” This Esquire writer thinks it’s “deeply, disturbingly wrong.” We’re at a bizarre moment in American history where some people … Continue reading →

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The Advertising Art of Paramount Records

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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The Merest Stray Phenomenon

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Tess was the merest stray phenomenon to Angel Clare as yet — a rosy, warming apparition which had only just acquired the attribute of persistence in his consciousness. So he allowed his mind to be occupied … Continue reading →

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The Oddness of the Current Press Moment 2

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster writes: What the hell, another comment on the oddness of the current press moment. Here are Shields and Brooks, interviewed as they are regularly by Judy Woodruff on PBS. Though staking out left field and right field respectively, the … Continue reading →

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